von Neumann architecture

noun

A computer architecture that uses the same buses to access both program instructions and data on which to be operated.

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Meanings

nounvon Neumann architecture (countable and uncountable, plural von Neumann architectures)

plural von Neumann architectures

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA computer architecture that uses the same buses to access both program instructions and data on which to be operated.

Origin

Named after John von Neumann, Hungarian mathematician.

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